Amtrak also offers a 10% discount on most Amtrak rail fares to passengers who are members of the National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP), for more information see NARP’s web page at:http://www.amtrak.com/narp-members-discount

For further information on these or other discounts offered by Amtrak, contact Amtrak at: http://www.amtrak.com

To give an idea of how affordable train travel can be, the following sample fares are provided below:

VIA Rail Canada:

As of November 2013, one can travel from Toronto, ON to Montreal, QC for $39.00 CDN with VIA’s escape fares.

As of March 2013, Canrail passes offering discounted economy travel across Canada on VIA Rail start at $630.00 CDN.

As of March 2013, a VIA express deal would allow 2 people to travel from Toronto, ON to Vancouver, BC in berth sleeping accommodations with all meals included for $1341.99 CDN.

As of November, 2013, 2 people could travel on VIA round trip from Montreal, QC to Halifax, NS in bedroom accommodations for $1,046.28 CDN with the 50% discount in sleeper class.

Amtrak:

As of November 2013, one can travel from Syracuse, NY to Niagara Falls, NY for $21.00 US with Amtrak’s Smartfares.

As of March 2013, USA rail passes offering discounted economy travel across the U.S. on Amtrak start at $439.00 US.

As of March 2013, with the AAA discount 2 people could travel on Amtrak round trip from Buffalo, NY to Emeryville, CA (San Francisco Bay Area) for $1,828.80 US in roomette sleeping accommodations with all meals included.

As of November 2013, with the NARP discount 2 people could travel on Amtrak round trip from Buffalo, NY to Orlando, FL for $1,232.40 US in coach from Buffalo to New York then roomette sleeping accommodations with meals included for the overnight trip to Orlando.

More sample fares:
Some more sample fares for Amtrak can be found at the following link:
(source: timetables.org, copyright: Amtrak)